Allonby Primary School
Where everybody is somebody
Computing
The Teaching of Computing at Allonby Primary School:
At Allonby School, we use Purple Mash to teach Computing, which begins in the Early Years through the use of 'Mini Mash'. The Purple Mash Computing Scheme of Work is a comprehensive set of resources aligned to the National Curriculum for Computing, Technology and Digital Competence. Purple Mash exposes children to a wide variety of digital tools, technological skills, and innovations.
The scheme for Early Years (Reception) shows opportunities for using Mini Mash or Purple Mash as part of the Early Years classroom to support children in working towards early learning goals. It is important to note that schools can move the order of units around to suit their curriculum intent.
From Year 1 onwards, children will all follow the Purple Mash sequential schemes, which are linked to the National Curriculum. The planning has been adapted to our school, so we follow a 2 year cycle in KS1 (Years 1 and 2) and a 4 year cycle in KS2 (Y3-6) and adapt lessons appropriately.
Subject Leadership
Staff Lead- Miss Brown
Governor Lead- Shirley Clementson
Computing Policy
Intent, Implementation and Impact
Computing Long Term Planning
Computing Skills Progression
Computing in EYFS
Copying or collaborating? Understanding plagiarism.
KS1 computing
Exploring positive and negative factors of email.
We have been creating mind-maps using Purple Mash to identify advantages and disadvantages for different communication methods.
